by bbuscher2000 | Jun 13, 2017 | Challenges of IT, Change Agent
Organizational change is a difficult process. Complex systems composed of people don’t behave in a mechanical fashion. The people in the organization are arranged into formally defined groups and given formal roles, but they also are members of informal groups...
by bbuscher2000 | Jun 13, 2017 | Challenges of IT, Uncategorized
What is an IT Architect? I’m convinced that the IT industry doesn’t know. I see lead developers called Architects. I see clever designers, pitch men and project managers all called Architects. It has become a term of rank like Vice President and lost...
by bbuscher2000 | Jun 13, 2017 | Challenges of IT, Dysfunctional Organizations
Dysfunctional Organization chronically fail to meet their own objectives. The underlying forces which lead to repeated failure are complex. The patterns of organizational behavior before, during and after the failure are an intriguing study. This study is not...
by bbuscher2000 | Jul 29, 2013 | Challenges of IT, Musing about IT
In the last few years IT organizations in many industries have been asked to do more with less. This is all a part of the nation wide cost cutting frenzy which started in ’09. Initially this trend was good of course. Costs can be reduces 5 or 10% in any given...
by bbuscher2000 | May 27, 2012 | Challenges of IT, Musing about IT
A death march in the realm of IT refers to the extended pursuit toward the completion of a project which is hopelessly out of hand. No one wants to go on a death march. Many will ask in the midst of it, “how did we get here?!” There are many ways a death...
by bbuscher2000 | May 27, 2012 | Challenges of IT, Crit-sit, Musing about IT
You meet with your second line manager 5 days in a row The company offers to buy everyone dinner… again! You spend the entire day working with your team in the conference room When spending the night at the office seems like a time saver No one has an estimate...
